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IT Marketing: Know the Decision Maker
Know exactly whom the decision maker is that you're trying to target before you start your IT marketing and prospecting. In this article, you'll learn why it's extremely important that you define as tightly as you can who the decision maker is, and how to do that.If there's a particular industry you're trying to reach with your IT marketing, getting to know the decision maker will be a lot easie

the sneakers is $54.99, then the consumer will pay $54.99 for those sneakers. No more. No less. The profit margin of those sneakers to the manufacturer is built into t

How To Start A Wholesale Business
A wholesale business can be a very lucrative enterprise. It is one of the few businesses where a substantial amount of money can be made from single sales.Unlike in the retail business where revenue is produced one dollar at a time, in the wholesale business you can make anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars at a time.Since your customers are resellers they will need to buy whole

SBIR Corner: FFP vs. CPFF contracts:

In the SBIR/STTR world, the single most important decision you need to make is whether you are going to bid a job as Firm Fixed Price (FFP) or as Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). These are two very different contract types and the decision to use one contract type over the other is very important to the overall success of a program. If your sponsor gives you a choice on the matter, the decision to go with one contract type over the other should be well thought out prior to submitting your proposal.

A Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract is a lot like the tag price you would find on a pair of sneakers. If the price tag on the sneakers is $54.99, then the consumer will pay $54.99 for those sneakers. No more. No less. The profit margin of those sneakers to the manufacturer is built into t

Twelve Tips From Strategic Thinking For Home Builders To Produce More Strategic Marketing Efforts
All businesses need to engage strategic thinking and planning in all aspects of their business, especially the marketing plan for the business. In working with custom home builders as part of my business coaching practice, I discovered only a few of them ever recognized the value of being strategic in their thinking and planning and had limited themselves to lower levels of success. Fortunately, afte

xed Price (FFP) or as Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). These are two very different contract types and the decision to use one contract type over the other is very important to the overall success of a program. If your sponsor gives you a choice on the matter, the decision to go with one contract type over the other should be well thought out prior to submitting your proposal.

Yard Sale Secrets Revealed
Buying bulk can be really addicting. Imagine saving a few dollars if you buy a six per pack of a product compared to buying just one? The savings that you can potentially have can be really hard to resist.Knowing this, groceries and superstores have been employing this marketing strategy since time immemorial. Buy two and take 1 for free or buy three and save a dollar. There are even packs of it

t to the overall success of a program. If your sponsor gives you a choice on the matter, the decision to go with one contract type over the other should be well thought out prior to submitting your proposal.

Touchpoint Tuesday: 7 Unforgettable Follow-Up Approaches
“I'd gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”Recognize those words?Straight from the mouth of J. Wellington, aka “Wimpy,” famous for his appearances in the Popeye cartoons.Wimpy’s unforgettable character first aired in 1934. Interestingly, 70+ years later, his words still contain a nugget of truth: Tuesday is the day.A 2007 survey conducted by Pitney Bowes reve

t out prior to submitting your proposal.

Price Perception - How to Focus on Value Not on Price
1. Price is Elastic.Believe it or not: Only a small percentage of buyers (of any product) base their buying decisions solely on getting the lowest price. If most did, we'd all be driving around in the cheapest cars on the market. Needless to say, we don't!How about the business owner (consultant) who raised the fee for his service from ? 220 to ? 2, 295 in one leap - and

the sneakers is $54.99, then the consumer will pay $54.99 for those sneakers. No more. No less. The profit margin of those sneakers to the manufacturer is built into that price and is transparent to the buyer. Likewise, if a FFP contract to research XYZ, is $99,999, then the Government is going to pay you $99,999 for that body of research. They will not pay you any more and they will not pay you any less. It is critical in this kind of contract to nail down exactly what you are and are not going to do for that price. You do this by writing a specific Statement of Work and by carefully reviewing your deliverables during contract negotiations.

A word to the wise. This isn’t to say that you can put a proposal together to do XYZ in which your cost is $50,000 and you sell it to the Government for $99,999. That could be con

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I love those timid trainers that try to convince sales novices that there are good, better, and best times to make sales calls. Baloney! There are 5 reasons this advice is utterly bogus and RIGHT NOW is the best time to cold call according to top speaker and best selling author of such classics as YOU CAN SELL ANYTHING BY TELEPHONE! and REACH OUT & SELL SOMEONE.

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